In 2021, a stolen election shattered the democratic hopes of the younger generation—unleashing a tech-fueled revolution with a momentum 1988’s uprising couldn’t sustain.

The Golden Land Ablaze: Coups, Insurgents and the State in Myanmar by Bertil Lintner Hurst, 2024 ...

A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their ...

Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from the ...

The creation of an autonomous Kachin State would mark a significant milestone in Myanmar’s revolutionary struggle.

In many nations, a leader’s health—or absence—can unsettle the political order. That’s exactly what happened in Myanmar. Now, ...

Myint Swe, Myanmar’s acting president and a former general sanctioned by the US for his role in a 2021 coup, died at the age of 74 from Parkinson’s disease and related neurological disorders.

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort.

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing had asked Trump to ‘reconsider easing’ the measures as they ‘hinder the shared interests of both countries’.

The first studies of the 28 March 2025 magnitude 7.8 Myanmar earthquake suggest that the southern portion of its rupture occurred at supershear velocity, reaching speeds of 5 to 6 kilometers per ...

The rare earth push - aimed at reducing dependence on China, which processes nearly 90% of global supply - has brought renewed attention to Myanmar's Kachin region.

A senior Trump administration official said the decision to lift sanctions was unrelated to the general's letter.